Is There a Difference between Intralesional Treatments Combined with Internal Urethrotomy?

Background: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of various injection therapy agents used in combination with internal urethrotomy in preventing fibrosis and stricture recurrence.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent direct vision internal urethrotomy (DVIU) in our clinic between 2017 and 2022 were retrospectively screened. The patients were divided into four groups: DVIU + intralesional platelet-rich plasma (DVIU + PRP group, n = 21), DVIU + intralesional mitomycin-C (DVIU + MMC group, n = 21), DVIU + intralesional prednisolone (DVIU + prednisolone group, n = 21), and DVIU alone (control group, n = 21).

Management of Priapism: Results of a Nationwide Survey and Comparison with International Guidelines.

Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate current urologic practice regarding the management of priapism in Turkey and compare with international guidelines.

Methods: Urologists and urology residents were invited to an online survey consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions on priapism-related clinical practices that were consid- ered most important and relevant to practices by using Google Forms.

Results: Total number of responses was 340.

Testicular salvage: using machine learning algorithm to develop a predictive model in testicular torsion.

Purpose: To compare the models developed with a classical statistics method and a machine learning model to predict the possibility of orchiectomy using preoperative parameters in patients who were admitted with testicular torsion.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent scrotal exploration due to testicular torsion between the years 2000 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic data, features of admission time, and other preoperative clinical findings were recorded.

Failure of ureteral access sheath insertion in primary flexible ureteroscopy for renal stones: is there any relation with inflammation?

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between failure to insert a ureteral access sheath (UAS) with inflammation and other clinical parameters in patients treated with flexible ureteroscopy for renal stones.

Methods: This study included patients who underwent flexible ureteroscopy for the treatment of renal stones in our centre between 2015 and 2020. Patients who underwent any surgical procedure on the ipsilateral ureter and had a history of spontaneous stone passage were excluded.

Spontaneous Kidney Rupture: Two Case Reports With Unusual Presentations.

Two patients came to the emergency department with sudden-onset abdominal pain. The first case was a 20-year-old male; a contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a 17 cm x 7 cm hematoma in the abdomen and left retroperitoneal space. Furthermore, the left kidney was not visualized by CT.